Did you know you can customize Google to filter out garbage? Take these steps for better search results, including adding my work at Lifehacker as a preferred source. Researchers have demonstrated a new type of malware attack that can steal sensitive information from Android devices—including Google and Samsung phones—without the knowledge or action of the target user. The attack is …
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Raise your hand if you’ve ever caught your dog doing something they absolutely shouldn’t, and couldn’t help but laugh anyway. That mix of frustration, disbelief, and just a little bit of amusement? That’s exactly what unfolded in a viral video when one clever rescue Golden Retriever pushed her mom’s patience and ended up leaving thousands of viewers in stitches. Watch …
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Oct 14, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Mobile Security Android devices from Google and Samsung have been found vulnerable to a side-channel attack that could be exploited to covertly steal two-factor authentication (2FA) codes, Google Maps timelines, and other sensitive data without the users’ knowledge pixel-by-pixel. The attack has been codenamed Pixnapping by a group of academics from the University of California …
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In the second step, Pixnapping performs graphical operations on individual pixels that the targeted app sent to the rendering pipeline. These operations choose the coordinates of target pixels the app wants to steal and begin to check if the color of those coordinates is white or non-white. “Suppose, for example, [the attacker] wants to steal a pixel that is part …
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Smartwatches from big brands like Apple, Google, and Garmin may get all the attention when it comes to wearables, but they’re not the only ones worth considering if you’re in the market for a capable fitness tracker. Amazfit’s Active 2 is a fantastic option if you’re working with a tight budget, and it’s one that touts a surprising amount of …
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A decade ago, everyone from internet trolls to the Obama administration had the same suggestion for young people seeking a stable, long-term career path: Learn to code. Today, due in large part to generative AI, that advice is flipped on its head. Don’t learn to code. Maybe train to be a nurse. Software engineers and other jobs with tasks dominated …
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Thieves who made off with 12,000 bottles of craft whiskey in a rare U.S. liquor heist this summer did more than just snag nearly $1 million worth of product — they also spirited away nearly half the stock of a single malt distillers had worked for more than a decade to make. Now the Skagit Valley Sheriff’s Office is investigating, …
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Thieves who made off with 12,000 bottles of craft whiskey in a rare U.S. liquor heist this summer did more than just snag nearly $1 million worth of product — they also spirited away nearly half the stock of a single malt distillers had worked for more than a decade to make. Now the Skagit Valley Sheriff’s Office is investigating, …
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The battle over TikTok in the U.S. has lasted as long as the globally popular app has been available. Since 2019, TikTok has negotiated with the federal government to address concerns of Chinese manipulation and data theft. President Donald Trump was initially for a ban, then against it and then for it again. Through it all, TikTok remained one of …
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A Missouri woman was sentenced Tuesday to more than four years in prison in a brazen and blundering attempt to steal Graceland from the family of Elvis Presley. Lisa Jeanine Findley, 54, who has gone by many other names in a criminal career spattered with financial grifts, was accused of posing as a bogus investor claiming rights to the historic …
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